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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves upon his departure for Tehran at Haneda airport in Tokyo. EPA
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves upon his departure for Tehran at Haneda airport in Tokyo. EPA
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lands in Tehran amid fresh Houthi attack
It is the first time a Japanese premier visited Iran in four decades
The National
June 12, 2019